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• B.C. fish-farm foes criticize aquaculture committee, fear being “shouted down”

  VANCOUVER – Critics of British Columbia’s salmon-farming industry fear they could be “shouted down” and that their concerns will disappear into a “black hole” when a Read More »

• N.J.’s fluke question will be answered next week

  New Jersey will get an answer to the question of whether the state is out of compliance with its 18-inch summer flounder regulation next week. State Read More »
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  Biden administration rejects top Inslee choice for Alaska fish commission, reappoints trawl ally

  The Biden administration has rejected a nominee for a key Alaska fisheries management post who could have tipped decisions toward the interests of tribes and conservation groups Read More »

• FISH-NL calls on C-NLOPB to suspend seismic work in light of potential impact on basis of marine food chain 

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has requested that the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) immediately suspend seismic work  Read More »
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  Mothers Day: A salute to marine mothers, from lobsters to octopus

  What makes the she lobster so contemporary is that she goes looking for her mate by tapping and poking the tips of her claws into the Read More »
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  A memorial service for a fisherman lost at sea was held at the Seamen’s Bethel in New Bedford

  On Sunday, a celebration of life service was held at Seamen’s Bethel in downtown New Bedford for Mark Cormier, one of the crew from the F/V Read More »

• WATCH: Norwegian fishermen rescued after boat capsizes in icy waters

  Five fishermen are lucky to be alive following a dramatic rescue from the icy waters off Norway’s coast Monday. Norway’s 330 Rescue Squadron captured The Norwegian Read More »
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  Coast Guard, Washington State Department of Ecology respond to sunken vessel in Westport, Wash.

  Coast Guard and Washington State Department of Ecology crews responded to a 41-foot vessel that sank at the Westport Marina, Friday. Coast Guard Incident Management Division Read More »

• Vietnam Veteran/Commercial Crab Fisherman John Randolph Staffanson of Bow, Washington, has passed away

  Randy died peacefully at home in Bow, Washington, on March 20, 2024. He was born in Burlington, Washington, in 1949 to John Staffanson and D. Joanne (Denis) Staffanson. Read More »
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  Court ruling threatens Maine’s lobster industry, MLA seeks donations to support its intervention in the case

  Thousands of Maine’s family-owned lobstering businesses are at risk of extinction because of a recent federal court ruling citing a violation of the Endangered Species Act Read More »
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  ‘A major punch in the gut’: Midwest rains projected to create Gulf dead zone

  As rain deluged the Midwest this spring, commercial fisherman Ryan Bradley knew it was only a matter of time before the disaster reached him. All that Read More »

• Great news for US fisheries! – Texan Perry speaks at offshore energy convention – It’s all about the oil!

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry and leaders of several other coastal states will speak about energy development at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. A panel discussion Read More »
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  Feds say all fisheries must operate within the commercial season. Mike Sack says ‘not going to happen’

  Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan said in a statement on Wednesday that Ottawa will not issue licenses to fisheries that operate outside the federal commercial season. Last Read More »

• Bristol Bay Fishermen Talk About Their Season

  The 2013 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon season is just about in the books. It was a historic year featuring the earliest run on record and a Read More »
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  Power to Port Dock 5 has been restored. F/V Western Breeze still on the bottom

  12:03pm: Report of someone falling into the Yaquina River at Port Dock 5 in downtown Newport.  Fire-Rescue and the Coast Guard are racing to the scene. Read More »

• LePage wants Maine to process own lobster, blames Legislature for stumbling blocks

  Gov. Paul LePage said he would like to see enough factories built in Maine so that all Maine lobsters that are to be processed can be handled Read More »

• At Board of Fish, a preview of pot vs. longline conflict

  The Alaska Board of Fisheries on Friday (2-27-15) took no action on a set of proposals to allow pots in the Southeast black cod fishery. The Read More »
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  Hurricane Dorian: Governor Cooper requests major disaster declaration for NC counties

  North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper requested a major disaster declaration from President Trump’s office Friday. The disaster declaration covers Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Hyde, Read More »

• Fishing Partnership Safety Training Plymouth MA, April 09, 2015

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• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 4, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 12:50 An addendum to this weeks update regarding proposed blue crab restrictions. Click Read More »

• East Coast Fishermen voice objections over plan for wind farm off New York coast

  A long-stalled plan to build a forest of power-producing windmills off the coast of New York may finally be gathering momentum, and that is sparking concern Read More »

• Audio Presentation: Eavesdropping on the Private Lives of Cod

  If you want to protect New England’s most iconic fish and still allow fishermen to catch them, it’s critical to know when and where they reproduce. Read More »
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  The US Senate needs to support the AMERICAN FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT, S1322

  To all, My name is Joel Hovanesian and I am a commercial fisherman who resides in RI but have held a CT. licence for some 30 Read More »

• UPDATED: Man shot, run over by boat in fishing dispute – Police statement describes chilling encounter on water with missing fisherman Phillip Boudreau

  3 suspects in Cape Breton man’s slaying remain in custody – contined@cbcnews One of the suspects in the murder of Phillip Boudreau told police the victim was Read More »
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  An Optimist’s view: Death of the Chevron Deference

  My name is David Goethel. I am a 55 year plus commercial fisherman, research biologist and former fishery manager. As author of Endangered Species/Chronicles of A Read More »